Development, Sustainability and Globalization

About

The summer school is a week-long program that will provide international students with a deeper understanding of different facets of development and related challenges by addressing the political, socio-economic, technological and environmental aspects related to development cooperation. Through debates and teamwork with other students, international experts and researchers, and by looking in detail into selected real-world case studies you will gain both the theoretical knowledge necessary to understand economic, social and environmental challenges related to development, and acquire the ability to apply that knowledge in real-world settings.Beside the intensive lectures, the course include also social events, city tours, trip and museum visits.

Target group

University students from the filed of international relations, political science, migration, global economic, human rights etc. are invited to participate in the course, it can be both undergraduate and graduate students, although the program is designed primarily for undergraduate or first year graduate students.

Course aim

We will look into the frictions between globalization, development and sustainability created by international trade, multilateral system of global rules, and business and NGO activities in developing countries. Through case studies, participants will understand how development and sustainability function in a real-world context and how different concepts actually work in practice. This objective will be achieved by using real-life situations and looking into various aspects of development moving towards creating social development and businesses that are sustainable both financially and environmentally.

Fee info

Includes tuition fee, materials, basic accommodation, half-board and the social events.